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Black Mirror is back with its latest season seven on Netflix on April 10, 2025, has created a stir with its thought-provoking and riveting storylines. The British anthology show is created by Charlie Brooker, and explores the harmful effects of technology on humans. It is mostly set in dystopian worlds overrun by technology.
The seventh season has received rave reviews. The series has always been noted for its inventive plot and cautionary tales. Emotional scenes are the foundation of Black Mirror and the latest season also has some heart-breaking scenes that drive the point home. Here are five of those.
Carol's face, the sacrifice, and other emotional moments from Black Mirror season 7
1) The torture of Thronglets
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The episode Plaything of Black Mirror season 7, follows a murder investigation, at the center of which is a video game. The game has fictional little creatures who have emotional depth and intelligence. It is tough not to feel for the creatures as they probably have more emotional capacity and intelligence than the humans in the show.
The episode gets gritty, dark, and follows an unbalanced man who is being investigated for his role in disappearing another person. The saddest part of the show is not the apocalyptic ending, but the torture and killing that the video game characters undergo, which is terrifying to watch.
2) The resetting of the simulation
Black Mirror season 7 has some of the most emotional storylines and it come to full force in the episode Hotel Reverie. The episode features Issa Rae and Emma Corrin with Rae's character getting the opportunity to star in the remake of an older movie. However, for that, she has to enter a simulation and as the movie plays along, she can change its consequences.
Corrin plays the lead heroine in the movie and her character falls in love with Rae’s character. The chemistry between the two is amazing and the show hits an emotional moment when the simulation shuts down and has to be partially reset. The reset causes Corrin’s character to forget all the moments she and Rae’s character spent falling in love. Sad is it is, it is even worse that Rae’s character is the only one who remembers now.
3) Carol's face
The episode Eulogy is a somber one in Black Mirror season 7, and follows an old man trying to use technology to participate in an interactive memorial after his old love dies. Played by Paul Giamatti, the old man can enter photos and revisit key moments. However, the problem is that his lover, Carol’s face is either out of focus or has been vandalized by the old man himself and he cannot remember why.
The episode is emotionally heavy as Paul’s character goes through a hard time trying to go back to his memories. However, the ending is bittersweet as he recalls that his ex was furious that he had cheated on her and there had been a failed proposal. The final scene is cathartic because Paul’s character can create an image of Carol and the episode is about healing troubled memories.
4) The sacrifice
The episode Common People, is one of the most gut-wrenching episodes in Black Mirror season 7. It is about a married couple, where the wife has a brain tumor and can stay alive, only because of a procedure that replaces the tissue in her brain. However, the company that does this procedure has no qualms in increasing the costs.
The episode is littered with heartbreaking moments as the couple have to face indignity as they try to keep up with the rising costs of the procedure. What is worse is that the couple dreams of having a baby but that too is thrown out of the window. In a heartbreaking scene, they have to sell their baby's unused crib to some young people, who end up destroying it for a music video.
5) The ending
The emotional gut punches do not end in Common People after the selling of the crib scene. Black Mirror season 7 makes sure that the first episode of the season leaves a lasting impact upon its viewers.
The desperation intensifies when it is revealed that the husband has been doing self-torture activities on camera for money. Finally, when all the resources end, the husband is left with no choice but to smother his wife to death.
The episode ends on an ominous and heartbreaking note as the husband is seen approaching the webcam with a box cutter in hand. The scene hints at suic*de and as the husband closes the door behind him, it feels like the episode has ended with immense grief.
Viewers are welcome to go through the list and check out the emotional moments in Black Mirror season 7.
